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Volume 6 Issue 10 (October, 2018)

Review Articles

Significant Role of LGR-5 in Oral Cancer and Oral Dysplasia- A Review
Sabitha S, Jayashree Mohan, R. Madhavan Nirmal, Vasanthan P, Sathiya Jeeva J

Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) is a biomarker for cancer stem cell which has been responsible for the cancer development and progression. After the validation of LGR 5 as a marker of intestinal stem cells, the field has become more apparent and led to many new avenues of research. Recently, studies are also supported that LGR5 is overexpressed in diverse types of human cancers, including colorectal, gastric, esophageal, hepatocellular carcinomas and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This emerging technology opens new possibilities of using cultured adult stem cells for drug development, disease modeling, gene therapy and regenerative medicine. This review describes the expression of LGR5 stem cells in HNSCC and summarizes subsequent progress, promises, unresolved issues, and challenges of the field. Key words: LGR5, oral cancer, oral dysplasia.

 
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